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Topic: Just Got Camera Back from Canon Service and the Graininess is unnacceptable (Read 5043 times)

I am attempting to sort out any resets the service center may have done but most of them including AFMA are all in place for all lenses.

However, after taking several outdoor photos today @ 1000 ISO I don't recall ever seeing this much graininess and trying to figure out what's changed. Is it likely any of these settings would cause this appearance:High ISO NR was on Standard..just changed to "OFF"Highlight Tone Priority was on, now off

If there's anything else one can think of to turn "off or "on" please advise. I've shot at ISO 3200 indoors without flash and shots were amazing. I'm not sure what the issue could be.. Every shot taken was grainy. Lens used 400mm 5.6 L. I used the 24-105 the other day outdoors (after picked up from service) and strangely I had no issues with graininess.

HTP is going to change the look of a severely backlit image. One way to help out with this type of image is to light the subject with a flash and better beamer. The DR, particularly at high ISO's is very limited.

The FX-3 with a 600EX-RT on a RRS B91-QR flash bracket with an FA-QREX2 extender.

Looks nice, but it's always a hassle to order from the US to Europe (shipping time/fees & customs)...

... thus the question: does the "Better Beamer" make a big difference on 300mm vs. the plain 600rt (200mm reflector)? For what I'm shooting the 600rt seems to have enough juice even for 300mm on crop - or does the larger light surface result in significantly softer shadows?

As Neuro noted, there is only one type of better beamer, but different part numbers fit different flashes. The flash may scare shy birds, but you get the image first.It doesn't matter 7D or 5D, lighting will help.This is a image taken with a 1D MK III, 100-400mm L at 400mm with a better beamer. I had a comparison image without the flash, but its lost. There were some nasty shadows that made the image awful without the light.

I am attempting to sort out any resets the service center may have done but most of them including AFMA are all in place for all lenses.

However, after taking several outdoor photos today @ 1000 ISO I don't recall ever seeing this much graininess and trying to figure out what's changed. Is it likely any of these settings would cause this appearance:High ISO NR was on Standard..just changed to "OFF"Highlight Tone Priority was on, now off

If there's anything else one can think of to turn "off or "on" please advise. I've shot at ISO 3200 indoors without flash and shots were amazing. I'm not sure what the issue could be.. Every shot taken was grainy. Lens used 400mm 5.6 L. I used the 24-105 the other day outdoors (after picked up from service) and strangely I had no issues with graininess.